The 15 cars with best MPG

[smartHHO]

Just came across this article this morning. Thought all of you might be interested since Smart 42 made the top 15.

Enjoy!


2008 Smart Fortwo - BusinessWeek


Company Car city hwy average
Toyota Prius 48 45 46
Honda Civic Hybrid 40 45 42
Smart Fortwo 33 41 36
VW Jetta TDI 30 41 34
Nission Altima Hybrid 35 33 34
Toyota Camry Hybrid 33 34 34
BMW Mini Cooper 28 37 32
Toyota Yaris 29 36 32
Ford Escape Hybrid 34 31 32
Mercury Mariner Hybrid 34 31 32
Toyota Corolla 27 35 30
Honda Fit 28 34 31
Chevy Aveo 27 34 30
Chevy Cobalt 27 35 30
Pontiac G5 25 37 30

[forestacademy]

From the gov.
Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars

[smartHHO]

Originally Posted by forestacademy

From the gov.
Most and Least Fuel Efficient Cars

Your list breaks it down more. The article was breaking it down by best all around. But nice breakdown of the list.

[jwight]

In spite of all the naysayers you run into at car shows and around town, the smart still gets the best rating of non-hybrid gasoline engine cars.

Had to explain the current vs. previous EPA rating system to somebody last week; either they weren't aware of it or didn't want to recognize it exists.

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by jwight

In spite of all the naysayers you run into at car shows and around town, the smart still gets the best rating of non-hybrid gasoline engine cars.

Had to explain the current vs. previous EPA rating system to somebody last week; either they weren't aware of it or didn't want to recognize it exists.

That is the beauty of Fueleconomy.gov. You can compair older /Preowned cars to newer cars under the same EPA Standards. It is available on your cell phone so you can show them how there car compairs to your smart. Unfortunatley they don't carry the Trucks like the F350's

You can also show it does better than most hybrid cars.

[The Hawk]

I am driving a 1999 VW Jetta at the moment which routinely returns 50 mpg hwy, 45 city. At 270,000 trouble free miles, I am looking for it's replacement hence, my presence here.

[gbryers]

Originally Posted by The Hawk

I am driving a 1999 VW Jetta at the moment which routinely returns 50 mpg hwy, 45 city. At 270,000 trouble free miles, I am looking for it's replacement hence, my presence here.

Hawk,
One thing to keep in mind when comparing what-was with what-is - as time has gone by, cars have become heavier and more burdened with safety and pollution control devices, which leads to the "my old car was better than anything available now". I, too, had generally more efficient vehicles in the 70's and 80's, but none compared even closely with what is being manufactured today. I am not going into the "one is better than the other" - there are trade-offs with both standards.
Just be aware that you will not find something to compare, MPG-wise, with your 9-year-old Jetta in the same type of car.
Just out of curiosity, if the car is running well, why replace it?

GB

[superstevie]

We've just got 52mpg (uk) out of our 451 in town driving. A lot of people in the UK are complaining about the fuel economy but I've had no reason to complain about it

Hybrids are a farce though. in the UK dust to dust studies, the prius isnt in the top 10. Instead, the smart roadster was first, followed by the fortwo and then a number of small cars available here. The Prius was joint 12th along with the Lotus Elise! I could rant on and on about the reason why Hybrids arent environmentally friendly but i'd bore you. Needless to say, I buy smart cars because i know that they are the best you can buy the least environmental impact for the moment

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by gbryers

Hawk,
Just out of curiosity, if the car is running well, why replace it?

GB

Excellent question.

The quick answer is with 270,000 on the clock, I'm getting a little wary. I drive around 30,000 miles a year, business related. With the lag time from order to delivery, the Smart would be a bit down the road especially if I ordered mine in the spring.

The other reason is the Jetta doesn't have a sporting bone in it's body. I would like something interesting to drive and I am tired of smelling diesel fuel. Fill ups are a PIA as you always end up reeking of diesel. Plus our other car is a new Toyota Rav4 awd which gets 27mpg hwy but is primarily my wife's transport. On short trips, she could use the Smart where as she will not set foot in the "smelly Jetta"

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by The Hawk

Excellent question.

The quick answer is with 270,000 on the clock, I'm getting a little wary. I drive around 30,000 miles a year, business related. With the lag time from order to delivery, the Smart would be a bit down the road especially if I ordered mine in the spring.

The other reason is the Jetta doesn't have a sporting bone in it's body. I would like something interesting to drive and I am tired of smelling diesel fuel. Fill ups are a PIA as you always end up reeking of diesel. Plus our other car is a new Toyota Rav4 awd which gets 27mpg hwy but is primarily my wife's transport. On short trips, she could use the Smart where as she will not set foot in the "smelly Jetta"

There are folks clamoring for used Diesel cars around here to fill up with Bio diesel. You should have no problem getting rid of that Jeta if the body is holding together.

If you run a compairison on fueleconomy.gov between the diesel 1999 jetta and the smart, you wont find much of a diference. but the polution score of the jetta was not available.